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Butler Bulldogs
74 83
FINAL Neutral Indy Classic
Wisconsin Badgers
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · December 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -4.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money BUT +180 / WIS -220
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual WIS +9 157 Lost
Massey WIS -4.3 (-4.7)
Massey Totals 147.5 (+9.5)
Bradley-Terry 25%
Weighted B-T 26%
Baseline Plus ML WIS -1.6 (-7.4) 143.1 (+13.9) 39%
Baseline ML WIS -1.7 (-7.3) 145.5 (+11.5) 40%
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -2.2 (-6.8) 143.4 (+13.6) 42%
Efficiency Plus ML WIS -0.8 (-8.2) 146.6 (+10.4) 46%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT WIS
Overall 15-20 27-10
Conference 6-14 13-7
Home 9-8 14-3
Away 2-9 6-5
Neutral 4-3 7-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 80.1
Avg Pts Against 74.9 70.9
Massey 7.6 (#76) 11.9 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 1.18 (#84) 2.27 (#39)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.59 (#55) 3.64 (#28)
RPI 0.559 (#85) 0.632 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT WIS
FG% 44.7% 45.3%
3PT% 40.1% 34.7%
REB / G 37.5 35.3
OREB / G 9.8 10.0
AST / TO 1.10 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 53.1%
TOV% 19.7% 14.5%
ORB% 32.2% 29.5%
FT Rate 37.1% 32.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.8% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 13.1% 16.4%
DRB% 69.4% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 16.6% 23.3%

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